"But I also want to bring dance to the community, to open doors onto the process."
This new form of movement has brought local African dance onto a global stage.
Its purpose was to bring dance and the arts to schoolchildren.
His own mission has certainly been that of bringing traditional Brazilian dance to rousing life on the stage.
His efforts brought modern dance to a level equal in stature and independent of music and theatre within the arts.
It was revived in 2002 to bring professional-quality theatre, music, dance and comedy to the area.
For bringing dance to a wider audience without dumbing down.
When the building gets populated, you will really understand the whole legacy of Ailey bringing dance into the community.
Martha Graham has been said to be the one that brought dance into the twentieth century.
The ballet company was the latest in a string of short-lived attempts to bring classical dance to the city.